Town guide

Interior, Michigan

Interior is a township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to about 226 people across 86 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49967.

Homes sold for a median of $216 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2263 per sq mi
Median home value$92,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$216Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Interior

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Interior

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)231 miles away
Closer regional airportHoughton County Memorial Airport (CMX)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN223 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL328 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Interior; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Interior

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Interior had 270 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.

It’s the 1495th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.

Ontonagon County grew from 6,197 residents in 1900 to 5,816 in 2020.

Interior population by census2000: 375, 2010: 336, 2020: 270375200033620102702020

Ontonagon County, 1900–2020

Ontonagon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,197, 1910: 8,650, 1920: 12,428, 1930: 11,114, 1940: 11,359, 1950: 10,282, 1960: 10,584, 1970: 10,548, 1980: 9,861, 1990: 8,854, 2000: 7,818, 2010: 6,780, 2020: 5,8166K’00’1012K’20’3011K’40’5011K’60’7010K’80’908K’00’106K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near InteriorJan: high 21°F, low 2°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 3°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 12°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 49°F, low 25°F, 2.8 in; May: high 64°F, low 38°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 52°F, 4 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 50°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 32°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 38°F, low 22°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 10°F, 1.8 in21°2°Jan1.525°3°Feb1.237°12°Mar1.749°25°Apr2.864°38°May3.474°48°Jun3.778°52°Jul4.076°50°Aug3.368°43°Sep3.653°32°Oct3.738°22°Nov2.326°10°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paulding, MI weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Ontonagon County

902 jobs at 165 businesses in Ontonagon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Ontonagon CountyRetail trade: 270 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 188 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 139 jobs; Construction: 54 jobs; Finance and insurance: 50 jobs; Other services: 45 jobs; Manufacturing: 34 jobs; Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 32 jobsRetail trade 30% Hotels and restaurants 21% Health care and social assistance 15% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 5% Manufacturing 4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Interior.

Nearest hospitals

  • Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Iron River32.8 miles
  • Baraga County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · L' Anse33.1 miles
  • Aspirus Eagle River HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Eagle River40.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Interior

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Agate Falls Scenic Area · 209 acres3.1 mi
  • Trout Creek Township Park · 4 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores

  • Settler's Cooperative7.9 mi

Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Interior

Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Life in Christ Christian SchoolOwossoPre-K–12119Christian (no specific denomination)337.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Stannard, Iron River Township, Duncan, Stambaugh and Laird.

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